The Framework/Security
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Phase Goal: Protect

Security

Defensive architectures to prevent data leakage, intercept adversarial payloads, and establish agent execution guardrails.

Contextual Boundary

Why This Exists

Most AI discussions focus on model capabilities. My work focuses on what happens after deployment. As AI systems become embedded in products, organizations face a new class of problems involving economics, governance, security, reliability, and operational control. The Production AI Governance Framework exists to help organizations understand, measure, and manage those challenges.

Core Analytical Axioms

Forensically proven concepts in this operational boundary.

PAIG-SEC-001

AI Agent Kill Switch

Definition

A deterministic runtime boundary that intercepts and terminates autonomous agent loops before they generate legal or financial liability.

The Problem

AI agents are given tools (database access, API keys) without absolute boundaries, leading to recursive feedback loops that consume budget or delete data.

Why It Matters

Prevents rogue agents from causing catastrophic operational crashes.

Provenance (Where This Appears)
Built In publicationsExogram sandboxCurriculum Track 19
Governance Integration Mesh
Research
Your AI Agent Needs a Kill Switch
Diagnostics
Prompt Injection Sandbox
Deterministic Execution Sandbox
Education
Track 19: AI Agent Architecture & Economics
Track 21: AI Agent Governance & Trust Infrastructure
Enforcement Layer
Exogram Physical Execution Interceptor (Kill Switch)
PAIG-SEC-002

Adversarial Injection Shield

Definition

State-verification and schema-enforcement gates that isolate LLM prompt variables.

The Problem

Attackers inject system-override prompts into input forms, bypassing guardrails and capturing database context.

Why It Matters

Protects proprietary system instructions and blocks data exfiltration.

Provenance (Where This Appears)
Exogram sandboxCurriculum Track 21
Governance Integration Mesh
Research
Your AI Agent Needs a Kill Switch
Technical Debt Governance Frameworks
Diagnostics
Prompt Injection Sandbox
Education
Track 21: AI Agent Governance & Trust Infrastructure
Enforcement Layer
Exogram Input State Hash Verifier
PAIG-SEC-003

Shadow AI Scanner

Definition

Forensic evaluation to detect employee data exposure to unauthorized external models.

The Problem

Employees copy-paste proprietary code, customer records, or financial spreadsheets into public LLM interfaces, breaching compliance.

Why It Matters

Prevents intellectual property loss and guarantees compliance with SOC2 and GDPR.

Provenance (Where This Appears)
Shadow AI Scanner toolCurriculum Track 17
Governance Integration Mesh
Research
Technical Debt Governance Frameworks
The hidden inflation of AI
Diagnostics
Shadow AI Security Audit
Education
Track 17: Developer Experience (DX) Economics
Track 3: R&D Capital Management
Enforcement Layer
Exogram Enterprise Proxy Filter

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Richard Ewing — AI Economist & Capital Auditor